Ditcheat Primary SchoolEvercreech Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shepton Mallet.

Summary of the comparison

Ditcheat Primary School and Evercreech Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Shepton Mallet.

  • Ditcheat Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Evercreech Church of England Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ditcheat Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ditcheat Primary School was judged the expected standard and Evercreech Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ditcheat Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ditcheat Primary School versus Evercreech Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Shepton MalletDitcheat Primary SchoolShepton MalletEvercreech Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking23rd of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure188th of 209 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll79 208
Capacity90 210
LocationShepton Mallet, BA4 6RB Shepton Mallet, BA4 6EH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census79 208
Free school meals (ever 6)11.4% 25.9%
English as an additional language0.0% 6.7%
SEN support5.1% 3.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure7.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.1% Stronger figure18.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Ditcheat Primary School · Evercreech Church of England Primary School